September 05, 2006

Broccoli & Garlic Pasta

Directions:
Heat oil in a large pan or wok and add the garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and shallot. Saute until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add broccoli and cook until almost tender, about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add bread crumbs and stir to incorporate and heat through. Toss with 10 oz hot, cooked pasta.

My thoughts:

This is not even a 30 minute meal, it's a 15 minute meal and it's good. You can make the whole thing in the time it takes to boil the pasta and no one would ever know. The broccoli takes on this amazing garlic flavor and just about melts in your mouth. Perfect for a weeknight dinner.

I made this on Sunday and the broccoli was delicious! I'd never cooked fresh broccoli before. Where did you find shallots? I had to substitue green onions, which was fine. To appease my hungry bf, I also baked some chicken breasts in foil packets, with a couple of lemon slices, more of the green onions and the oregano. All the flavors were great together.

Hi! I found your site through Hilary's superjux.com blog. I made this pasta for my wife and kids and they really liked it. It was great for carboloading before Yom Kippur. Next time I will have to not make so much of a mess in the kitchen with all those bread crumbs!

I love this recipe. I live in Italy. This is a typical pasta recipe from the south of Italy. I usually make it without shallots and oregano but these two ingredients added an extra dimension. I usually cook the broccoli in the boiling water in which I cook the pasta just for a minute or so when the pasta is almost ready so that the broccoli remains crunchy and firm... yammie!